Samantha Max appears in the following:
Michael K. Williams’s friends want mercy for men who pleaded guilty in actor's overdose death
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Prosecutors are seeking long prison sentences for the men who have pleaded guilty to charges related to the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams.
The Challenges for the New NYPD Commissioner
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The challenges facing the new police commissioner and more.
A new program in Brownsville aims to break the link between two common types of shootings
Monday, July 10, 2023
A novel program in Brownsville, Brooklyn, is working to break the links between of two of the most common types of shootings.
NYPD News Update
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
An exploration into the resignation of NYPD Commissioner Sewell, and other department news.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resigns after year and a half on the job
Monday, June 12, 2023
The commissioner did not provide any explanation for her departure or information about what she’ll do next.
DO NOT USE! How legal is it to film the NYPD? An activist tests the system online and in court
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
A group of social media personalities is testing the limits of what’s acceptable — and what’s legal — when it comes to filming officers.
No charges yet for man who put Black homeless New Yorker in chokehold on the F train
Thursday, May 04, 2023
The death of a man who appeared to be suffering from mental illness on an F train on Monday is stirring outrage after a man who had placed him in a chokehold wasn’t charged by the NYPD.
NYPD's Robot Dogs and Other New Tech
Friday, April 14, 2023
The NYPD's controversial plan to test the use of robot dogs and other hi-tech surveillance devices.
How a man who served on Rikers came to serve in the NY state Assembly
Thursday, November 17, 2022
This month, Gibbs became the first formerly incarcerated state lawmaker to be elected to a full term in New York — and one of just a few nationwide.
New York's gun law faces court challenges
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
A federal judge ruled that another court’s recent decision to block New York's sweeping gun law will not take effect... at least for now.
A New York City rapper turned himself in for murder 13 years ago, now his prosecutor wants him freed
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
No one would have known that Trevell Coleman killed someone in 1993 if he hadn’t walked into an East Harlem police precinct 17 years later and told them he did.
NYC officials announce plans to hire counselors, violence interrupters to address school violence
Friday, October 07, 2022
Project Pivot will provide extra support to more than 100 at-risk schools.
New Yorkers can now look up the records of police they encounter
Monday, October 03, 2022
New Yorkers can now look up the records of police they encounter on the Legal Aid Society’s Law Enforcement Look Up, which includes thousands of NYPD and DOC records.
The Manhattan DA had $250 million for community investment to prevent violence — now it's running out
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Community investment grants are a model for nontraditional ways to prevent violence. But a huge funding source from the Manhattan DAs office could soon run out.
Rape stats are up in New York. Training to handle sex crimes is down.
Saturday, September 24, 2022
New data shows that forcible rapes increased 63% in the fiscal year that ended in June. Advocates worry the NYPD isn’t equipped to handle the influx of cases.
As police plan to check social media on gun permit applicants, critics worry about bias
Thursday, August 04, 2022
A new state law requires all gun license applicants in New York to turn over their social media handles for a background check. But some worry it could have unintended consequences.
Shootings by off-duty NYC correction officers raise questions about training, deadly force
Friday, July 29, 2022
Both incidents raise questions about how correction officers, who are allowed to carry guns off duty, are trained on when to use deadly force outside of jail settings.
As fears about public safety loom, many NYPD officers leave the force
Friday, July 08, 2022
New York City police officers are leaving their jobs at what some officers and experts say is an alarming rate, and not enough new recruits are taking their place.
NYC gun owners celebrate Supreme Court ruling on concealed carry
Friday, June 24, 2022
Across the city, many gun owners celebrated the Supreme Court order, which offers broad new protections to New Yorkers and their Second Amendment rights.
Proposed legislation would ban most solitary confinement at Rikers
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Corrections officers at the Rikers would be barred from holding people alone in cells for extended periods of time under legislation unveiled by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
